Legal Education Foundation reports a lack of progress on the digital delivery of legal services
The LEF has issued a report on digital delivery of legal services to people on low incomes…
Technology, Society & Justice
The ICO Cookies Guidance: can it be adtech practical?
Lori Semaan casts an analytical eye over – and raises some pertinent questions about – the ICO’s recent Adtech Report from the perspective of someone who has been involved in the adtech industry*…
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Scottish government publishes Programme for Government 2019-2020 The Scottish government has published its Programme for Government 2019-2020. It sets out the actions that the Scottish government will take in the coming year and beyond, including regarding technology. The document points out that transport is undergoing a period of rapid technological transformation which provides opportunities for…
High Court dismisses claim for judicial review in facial recognition technology case: Bridges and another v South Wales Police
The High Court has dismissed the claim for judicial review in Bridges and another v South Wales Police on facial recognition technology. It is thought to be the first time any court in the world has considered automated facial recognition…
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Facial recognition in school leads to Sweden’s first GDPR fine The Swedish DPA has fined a municipality 200 000 SEK for using facial recognition technology to monitor the attendance of students in school. A school in northern Sweden conducted a pilot using facial recognition to keep track of students’ attendance in school. The test run…
Data minimisation, privacy and AI: latest ICO blog post
Summary of the latest blog post by the AI Auditing Framework team at the ICO…
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ICO publishes statement on Kings Cross facial recognition and launches investigation Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner, has issued a statement on the use of live facial recognition technology in King’s Cross. She says: “Scanning people’s faces as they lawfully go about their daily lives…to identify them, is a potential threat to privacy that should concern us…
Fully automated AI decision-making systems: some thoughts from the ICO
The ICO’s AI Auditing Framework team’s latest post on their immensely helpful blog accompanying the project looks at the interaction between fully automated decision making and the GDPR….
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BOOK REVIEW: The Law and Autonomous Vehicles
Leah Grolman reviews one of the first books to analyse the laws applicable to automated and connected vehicles…
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Contractual terms and privacy policies: how to improve consumer understanding The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published a guide on contractual terms and privacy policies. The guide examines techniques for improving consumers’ understanding of contractual terms, conditions and privacy policies. The focus is on methods offering low-cost, practical and scalable solutions….